Associations between fitness, movement behaviors, and immediate post-exercise blood pressure in older adults: A network perspective.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the associated factors of immediate post-exercise blood pressure, a proxy for exercise blood pressure, is relevant for improving cardiovascular risk assessment and guiding interventions. This study investigated associations between fitness and movement behavior components with immediate post-exercise blood pressure in older adults using network analysis. In this cross-sectional study, 237 older adults (66 ± 5 years), without known cardiovascular disease were included. Blood pressure was measured before and immediately after a 3-minute moderate walking test (5 METs). Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary time were assessed using hip-worn accelerometers for one week. Proxies for fitness were: six-minute walking test, handgrip strength, and 30-second sit-to-stand

SUBMITTER: Souto GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12309990 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature